Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

lexical-decision-task

noun

/ˈlɛk.sɪ.kəl dɪˈsɪʒ.ən tɑːsk/

Definition

A psychological experiment used to study the processing of words and their recognition.

Examples

In a lexical-decision-task, volunteers quickly responded to whether ‘apple’ is a word.
The results of the lexical-decision-task provided insights into word recognition speeds.

Meaning

The lexical decision task involves participants deciding whether a string of letters is a real word or a non-word, helping researchers understand language processing.